New Mexico homeowners, renters and businesses who participate in the state’s future community solar program could save more than half of their normal electric bill under credit rates after the state regulators approved some financial details this week.
New Mexico Democrats are seeking to extend their control of every statewide office, as the Republican Party seeks to unseat an incumbent governor and hold fast to the GOP’s lone congressional seat. Republican former broadcaster Mark Ronchetti is vying against incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The state has alternated for decades between Republican and Democratic governors but rarely ousts an incumbent. Incumbent Rep. Yvette Herrell is defending her 2nd District seat against Democratic challenger Gabe Vasquez, a former Las Cruces city councilor.
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Democrats have consolidated control over all three branches of state government since Lujan Grisham succeeded a termed-out Republican governor, including commanding majorities in the Legislature. Joe Biden won the state by 11 percentage points in 2020, but Republicans at the same time unseated a one-term Democratic congresswoman in a district along the U.S.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham plays defense against Mark Ronchetti, a former network television meteorologist. Meanwhile, Rep. Yvette Herrell faces Democratic challenger Gabe Vasquez.